By AFPMore by this AuthorWASHINGTONPresident Donald Trump called Thursday for radical immigration reform to favour skilled, English-speaking workers over the poorly educated and shut the door on "frivolous" asylum claimants. "Currently 66 percent of legal immigrants come here based on random chance," Trump said. FRIVOLOUS CLAIMSUnder the proposed reforms, immigrants will also be "required to learn English and to pass a civics exam prior to admission," Trump said. OUT OF TOUCHFor politicians on the right, Trump's plan fails because it does not seek to diminish overall immigration numbers. One Democratic congressman from California, Jimmy Gomez, called Trump's plan "ignorant" and "against our values."

Source: Daily Nation May 17, 2019 06:22 UTC